#courts

A court ruling on whether partial foot movement counts as pedaling could influence how e-bike use is interpreted in legal and regulatory disputes.

A new study from MIT and the University of Southern California links the post-ChatGPT era to a sharp rise in self-filed federal civil lawsuits, forcing courts to manage heavier caseloads and more AI-generated paperwork.

A federal judge said errors and fictitious quotations in a brief bore the hallmarks of generative AI misuse, pushing AI reliability back into focus inside the legal system.

A federal jury in Oakland found Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI not liable on Elon Musk’s claims, handing the company a major courtroom win and clearing immediate legal pressure on its corporate path.

Closing arguments are over in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against fellow OpenAI cofounders, but the case may not end with the jury’s verdict.

Evidence presented in federal court indicates Elon Musk explored bringing Sam Altman into a Tesla AI lab in late 2017 and early 2018, as OpenAI argues the effort reflected a broader push to influence or absorb the lab.

A U.S. appeals court denied Apple’s effort to keep a stay in place, meaning developers can continue linking to external payments without Apple charging fees while the Epic case moves toward the Supreme Court.

The first day of Musk v. Altman underscored a core tension in the case: the dispute may be about OpenAI’s mission and governance, but public feelings about Elon Musk are impossible to keep outside the courtroom.

A federal court in Northern California has granted iyO’s request for a preliminary injunction, preventing OpenAI and Jony Ive’s hardware venture from using the io brand for now.

A federal judge ordered Interior and the Army Corps to stop enforcing policies that had slowed or blocked renewable energy projects while a broader legal challenge moves forward.

A federal judge in Illinois granted a preliminary injunction for the creators of ICE-monitoring tools who argue the US government violated their First Amendment rights by pressuring platforms to remove them.

A federal judge declined Louisiana officials’ request to halt nationwide mail delivery of mifepristone while litigation continues, preserving the current status quo for now.

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Kalshi's sports-related event contracts fall under federal commodities oversight, limiting states' ability to treat them like ordinary sports betting.